Sunday November 8, 1998 - Question 2

Which of the following statements about lithium is correct?

A. Magnesium is the mineral that lithium is most likely to compete with and displace from intracellular sites.
 
B. Lithium is not known to have effects on endogenous catecholamines such as norepinephrine.
 
C. The hydro-osmotic effects of arginine vasopressin are enhanced by lithium.
 
D. Long term lithium administration may result in increased endogenous serotonin release.
 
E. At toxic serum concentrations, lithium may increase its own renal elimination and therefore increase its clearance.
 
 

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